Who We Are

Shaping Discovery, Improving Life

Life Technologies enables people to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that make life even better.

Success requires passion, intellectual curiosity and a sense of urgency. We will strive for excellence and act with unyielding integrity in everything we do so that we can serve as responsible stewards in the global life science community.

We’re awed by the possibilities of biotechnology to advance the cutting edge of medicine, genetics, forensics, agriculture and environmental health. Our rich history and unique market position prepare us for an exceptionally promising future. Our approximately 9,500 employees in 110 countries span miles and disciplines, united in an avid commitment to transform life. Together, we leverage our preeminence in our industry to remain our customers’ first choice as we respond to the most crucial challenges facing humankind.

From the university to the lab to the field, we anticipate the needs of the scientific community to facilitate the quality, scope and speed of research. Because the stakes are so high, a sense of urgency propels our innovation process with uncommon momentum, fueling a voracious appetite for discovery. With our employees, customers, vendors and suppliers across the globe, we’re working to improve the human condition every day.

If you’re ready to take charge of your impact in the world, you can do it here. Join great people with great minds at Life Technologies as we continue to make life even better.

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News

  • SOLiD 4 Announced

    Company announces SOLiD(TM) 4 System, delivering industry's most cost effective, highest quality genome for $6,000, reduced to $3,000 by end of 2010 with SOLiD(TM) 4hq upgrade.

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  • LT & Ignite Institute

    Life Technologies and the Ignite Institute for Individualized Health for a collaboration to create a ground-breaking genomic sequencing center at Ignite's new facility in Northern Virginia. Ignite will acquire 100 of the Applied Biosystems SOLiD(TM) 4 Systems, the most advanced next generation DNA sequencing platform on the market, establishing the largest concentration of genetic analytical power in North America.

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  • Q4 & FY09 Results

    Life Technologies today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2009. Non-GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter was $874 million, resulting in full year non-GAAP revenues of $3.30 billion, an increase of 5 percent over the $3.14 billion reported for 2008, as if Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems had been combined.

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